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Driver Charged In Thanksgiving Car Crash That Killed Retired Police Officer

Michael McBean, 24, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, attempted robbery, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct after his car struck and killed a retired police officer, injured a dozen other individuals, and damaged cars on Thanksgiving night in East New York, Brooklyn, according to the New York Times.

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Garbage Truck Crash Kills 2, Knocks Out Power On L.I.

A garbage truck caused a major accident that killed two people, injured another, and left hundreds of people without power on Long Island early Saturday morning, officials said. A garbage truck t-boned a BMW sports utility vehicle, causing the SUV to burst into flames and toppling power lines at around 4:15 a.m. Saturday in Inwood.

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Three NYPD Officers Injured From A Hit-And-Run Car Crash

Three New York Police Department (NYPD) officers were hospitalized after their car was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Washington Heights early Saturday, according to authorities.   The three officers were on duty in an unmarked car when a vehicle struck them near West 184th Street and Wadsworth Avenue around 3:30 a.m., police said. The

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Woman Struck and Killed After Surviving Car Wreck In L.I.

Brittany Leith, 25, of North Babylon was struck and killed by a car on the Southern State Parkway after she survived a car crash and returned to the car to retrieve her belongings, officials said.   At around 4 a.m., Leith collided into the center median of the Southern State Parkway near Exit 36, which

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MTA Bus Hits Man On Lower East Side

A 64-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by an MTA bus on the Lower East Side on Monday, officials said. The man, who has not been identified, was using a cane to apparently cross Jackson Street when the M22 bus made a left turn at Madison and Jackson Streets and struck the man.

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Teenager Dies In L.I. Car Crash

A teenager from Central Islip died from a head-on car crash in Central Islip on Monday evening, police said. Anthony Fucci, 17, was driving a 1999 Honda Civic on Lowell Avenue when he lost control of the car and struck a 2008 Toyota Sequoia near Satinwood Street.   Fucci ejected from the car due to

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Three Injured After School Bus Flips In Queens

Three people, including one child, were injured when a small, yellow school bus overturned in Queens on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The accident occurred near Liberty Avenue and Inwood Street in Jamaica.   The three people who were injured were taken to Jamaica Hospital. They suffered non-life threatening injuries, officials said.   The cause of

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Two Pedestrians Killed In Separate Car Accidents In Brooklyn

Just seven blocks apart, two pedestrians were struck and killed in separate car crashes in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, officials said.   Sofiya Ostrovskaya, 66, of Brooklyn, was the first victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident that evening. At around 7:15 p.m., she was crossing Cropsey Avenue at Bay 34th Street when a dark vehicle

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Driver In Fatal S.I. Crash Faces Drug Possession Charges

The driver of a car involved in a fatal crash in Staten Island was charged with criminal drug and driving counts, police said. Angel Ortiz, 25, of Meiers Corners, who had a previous criminal record, has been charged with two counts of criminal possession of controlled substance and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

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Car Crash Kills 1, Injures 3 Others In Flatbush-Ditmas Park

A pedestrian was killed and three others were injured when a car flipped onto a sidewalk in Brooklyn on Monday evening, officials said. The driver, 58-year-old Paul Omoregie, was arrested on Tuesday for driving without a license. Charles Kinyeti, 50, of Flatbush, was fatally crushed by the car, which landed on top of him, police

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